-
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actress Amber Midthunder about "Prey," the new sci-fi film in the Predator franchise in which she stars.
-
Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Franco Ordonez for an update on President Biden's COVID infection.
-
The brutal trench warfare-style fighting happening in eastern Ukraine is traumatizing soldiers. There are concerns in Ukraine about the psychological legacy it will leave behind.
-
President Biden spent the day trying to reassure Israel that his administration is invested in its security. On Friday, he faces a politically fraught face-to-face meeting with Saudi leaders.
-
Brittney Griner's defense argued her case and defended her character in a Russian court on Thursday, one week after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to drug charges.
-
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London sets her heart on a designer dress in this charm-filled adaptation of Paul Gallico's 1958 novel.
-
Robert King, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace spent over 100 years combined in solitary confinement for a prison guard's death. Now that Woodfox is free, he's joining his friend King in advocacy.
-
From Jimi Hendrix to Dick Dale, southpaw strummers are celebrated in John Engel's two-volume book set, Uncommon Sound: The Left-Handed Guitar Players that Changed Music. Engel chats with Scott Simon about the legacy of left-handed players.
-
P.F. Sloan virtually disappeared off the music radar screen after writing "Eve of Destruction" in 1965. Now, 30 years later, he's back with Sailover.
-
Amazon.com has rounded up more than 1,000 titles of classic literature and is offering them as a single purchase for just under $8,000. The Penguin Classics Collection weighs 700 pounds -- but delivery is free.
-
Holley Watts was one of more than 600 women who went to Vietnam as a hospitality worker for the Red Cross. Her experiences are described in her book, Who Knew? Reflections on Vietnam.